Driverless buses hit the road in Chongqing

First of its kind: A boy posing in front of China’s first commercial autonomous bus entering a commercial circle in Shin Kong Place, Yubei district of Chongqing. — China Daily/ANN

BEIJING: Starting on Monday, a commercial autonomous bus called Apollo, produced by Chinese internet search giant Baidu Inc, opened to the public in the mall atrium of Shin Kong Place in Chongqing’s Yubei district.

The entire journey takes about 3km without stopping. It takes 20 minutes and costs 25 yuan (RM15).